Charlie Gassaway

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: August 12, 1918 in Gassaway, TN us

Died: January 15, 1992 in Miami, FL

Buried: Woodlawn Park South Cemetery, Miami, FL

Debut: September 25, 1944 (Age 26-044d, 7,689th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 8.0 IP, 12 H, 4 SO, 7 BB, 6 ER

Last Game: September 20, 1946 (Age 28-039d)
vs. DET 3.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Charles Cason Gassaway

Nicknames: Sheriff

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

W

L

ERA

4.04

G

GS

SV

IP

180.1

SO

WHIP

1.547

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1937	18	TYL	C	13	11	.542	3.79	45						259.0	230	148	109		117								1.340	8.0		4.1			TYL ETXL
1938	19	BRO-min	B	18	8	.692	2.75	41						249.0	213	93	76		113								1.309	7.7		4.1			PSC SEAL
1939	20	BRO-NYY-min	A1,A	7	2	.778	3.92	41	8					140.0	161	71	61		58								1.564	10.4		3.7			NVL,BNG SOUA,EL
1940	21	BRO-NYG-min	A,AA	6	6	.500	4.18	21	13					97.0	92	56	45		65								1.619	8.5		6.0			ELM,JER EL,IL
1941	22	BRO-min	AA,A1	5	8	.385	3.58	37	5		0	0		103.0	106	53	41		56	29	3	0	1				1.573	9.3		4.9	2.5	0.52	MTL,NVL IL,SOUA
1942	23	NVL	A1	12	12	.500	5.15	42	23					187.0	235	131	107		106								1.824	11.3		5.1			NVL SOUA
1943	24	CHC-min	AA,A1	9	11	.450	3.39	38	20	10	4	2		162.0	167	74	61	0	72	57	3	0	2				1.475	9.3	0.0	4.0	3.2	0.79	MLW,NVL AA,SOUA
1944	25	MLW	AA	17	8	.680	2.75	42	27	9	16	0		219.0	200	87	67		87	108	10	2	10				1.311	8.2		3.6	4.4	1.24	MLW AA
1944	25	CHC	NL	0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	7.25	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70
1945	26	PHA	AL	4	7	.364	3.74	24	11	8	4	0	0	118.0	114	59	49	4	55	50	2	0	1	514	90	3.58	1.432	8.7	0.3	4.2	3.8	0.91
1946	27	OLD	AAA	7	5	.583	3.13	19	13		7	1		89.0	70	37	31		39	52	1	0	4				1.225	7.1		3.9	5.3	1.33	OLD PCL
1946	27	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	3.91	13	6	4	0	0	0	50.2	54	25	22	2	26	23	4	0	0	234	85	3.77	1.579	9.6	0.4	4.6	4.1	0.88
1947	28	OLD	AAA	12	11	.522	4.23	45	24		8	1		183.0	227	117	86		61	89	7	1	6				1.574	11.2		3.0	4.4	1.46	OLD PCL
1948	29	OLD	AAA	15	8	.652	3.09	43			13	2		198.0	202	81	68		59	68	3	1	3				1.318	9.2		2.7	3.1	1.15	OLD PCL
1949	30	OLD	AAA	15	9	.625	3.95	38	31		12	2		216.1	217	102	95		79	97	11	1	0				1.368	9.0		3.3	4.0	1.23	OLD PCL
1950	31	OLD	AAA	7	7	.500	5.07	29	19		6	0		103.0	120	75	58		38	42	12	2	2				1.534	10.5		3.3	3.7	1.11	OLD PCL
1951	32	WEN,OLD	B,AAA	8	13	.381	4.48	32	2		16	1		193.0	266	145	96	5	64	56	3	1	5				1.710	12.4	0.2	3.0	2.6	0.88	WEN,OLD WINT,PCL
1952	33	PHI-min	A	2	4	.333	4.03	14						58.0	68	33	26	0	19								1.500	10.6	0.0	2.9			TRI WINT
3 Yrs				5	9	.357	4.04	39	19	12	4	0	0	180.1	188	95	81	9	91	80	6	0	2	810	84	3.87	1.547	9.4	0.4	4.5	4.0	0.88
162 Game Avg.				6	11	.357	4.04	46	22	14	5	0	0	211	220	111	95	11	107	94	7	0	2	950	84	3.87	1.547	9.4	0.4	4.5	4.0	0.88

CLE (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.91	13	6	4	0	0	0	50.2	54	25	22	2	26	23	4	0	0	234	85	3.77	1.579	9.6	0.4	4.6	4.1	0.88
CHC (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	7.25	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70
PHA (1 yr)				4	7	.364	3.74	24	11	8	4	0	0	118.0	114	59	49	4	55	50	2	0	1	514	90	3.58	1.432	8.7	0.3	4.2	3.8	0.91

AL (2 yrs)				5	8	.385	3.79	37	17	12	4	0	0	168.2	168	84	71	6	81	73	6	0	1	748	89	3.64	1.476	9.0	0.3	4.3	3.9	0.90
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.71	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	20	11	10	3	10	7	0	0	1	62	47	7.25	2.571	15.4	2.3	7.7	5.4	0.70

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Charlie Gassaway

SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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